“We had been aware of the dot proofing capabilities of Star Proof for some time. With the release of the new Epson device, now capable of printing white ink on clear and metallic substrates, the decision to make the investment was a no brainer!” Phil Walmsley Director at Waldo
Quick demo of the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900. Filmed at IPEX 2010.
Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 - Features & Benefits: Epson UltraChrome® HDR White Ink Technology. Advanced Epson MicroPiezo TFP® print head <Watch Video>. 9-colour Epson UltraChrome® HDR ink set plus 2 cleaning cartridges. Reverse-White Print Mode. Surface-White Print Mode. Automatic Nozzle Verification, Cleaning and Print Head Alignment. High Performance Print Engine Speeds. Epson Intelligent High-Capacity Ink System.    Handles roll or cut-sheet media upto 24". New flange-type,                                  for fast and easy media change- over. Can take both 2- and 3- inch media cores. Extremely fast roll media loading with less chance of media damage. Roll Media Length Tracking and Identification System. Built-in rotary media cutter enables fast, automatic, accurate media cutting. Capable of cutting a 24" wide sheet in less than 2 seconds.                                               makes it easy to check printer information. Standard USB 2.0 and 10/100-Base-T ethernet. Low noise design for extremely quiet operation.    Epson UltraChrome HDR White Ink Technology: The Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 is an affordable, low maintenance proofer that in addition to the wide, eight colour gamut of the Epson UltraChrome® ink range, utilises the water-based White Ink to produce high quality, colour accurate package proofs on both clear and opaque substrates, and is also environmentally-friendly. When paired with Star Proof, the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 offers a true dot proofing solution for the Flexo, Gravure, Letterpress and Offset sectors, with features and controls unavailable in other inkjet proofing solutions.     The World's First Aqueous-Based White Printing Technology. The Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 was designed specifically for contract- quality proofs and mock-ups for various flexographic and gravure printing products such as packaging. The Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 incorporates Epsons latest achievements in high-resolution ink jet technology - including their breakthrough Epson UltraChrome® HDR White Ink and hence is the perfect solution for printing directly onto inkjet coated clear and metallic films (Epson ClearProof™ and Epson MetallicProof™). Epson UltraChrome® HDR White Ink introduces an all-new Organic Hollow Resin Particle Technology, which forces light to randomly scatter, producing the illusion of seeing the colour white. This innovative way to produce the colour white yields an amazing white ink density, ability for custom white colour toning, and provides professional short-term colour stability for mission-critical colour proofing on a range of new substrates including ink jet coated transparent and metallic films. Unlike traditional white ink chemistry, Epson UltraChrome® HDR White Ink is a safer, water-based resin particle - void of any known carcinogens. Capable of printing directly on both ink jet coated clear and metallic films, in roll or cut sheet, up to 24 inches wide, the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 can proof virtually any size print job thrown at it. Whether you're creating contract proofs of various packaging products requiring a clear or metallic base, or producing colour accurate packaging mock-ups or prototypes, the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 can easily proof your most difficult flexographic and gravure print jobs.     Epson Stylus® Pro WT7900 Applications Include: Water bottle packaging: Typically transparent, label design for water bottles often requires proofs that contain white print. The Epson SP WT7900, with its white ink capability, is ideal for this type of proofing. Multi-media proofing capability: The Epson SP WT7900 with white ink is all you need for creating precision proofs on not only film, but also on a wide variety of other media to simulate different packaging. Snack packaging: The highly competitive snack food industry makes innovative packaging an imperative. It is difficult to proof designs that use highly realistic images, which in the past required expensive press or DCCP proofs. Now, the combination of the Epson SP WT7900 and the Epson ClearProof™ Film  now make it possible to accurately simulate vivid spot colours and how the design will reproduce on clear film. Food packaging: Food packaging should make the contents look as appetising as possible. It also needs to accurately show the contents inside, while differentiating the product by design. The combination of Epson SP WT7900 and Epson ClearProof™ Film is the best choice for proofing this type of packaging. Luxury package proofing: High-end products like luxury perfumes and cosmetics are typically distributed in specially designed packaging. The superb print quality and versatile media handling capability of the Epson SP WT7900 allows you to simulate a wide variety of packaging. Clear boxes: With the increasing popularity of clear plastic and glass packaging, the ability to quickly produce designs for these packages is important. Smooth white and colour gradations in addition to translucent printing allows the Epson SP WT7900 to reproduce eye-catching designs. This makes it the perfect tool to rapidly and accurately obtain proofs for a wide variety of packaging sizes and shapes. Non-package proofing: In addition, because the Epson SP WT7900 utilises the acclaimed Epson UltraChrome® HDR ink set, customers are able to perform a wide range of non-packaging printing as well, such as accurate pre-press proofs, photographic prints and poster prints. Unique high-density pigment chemistry developed by Seiko Epson. Breakthrough clear organic resin technology. Hollow resin particles allow light to randomly scatter - Creating the illustion of white. Amazing white density - Along with complete white toning capability. Due to low specific gravity resin particles settle slower - Requiring less agitation. Safe water-based pigment ink technology. Unlike traditional white ink chemistry - There are no known carcinogens involved. Professional short-term colour stability for mission critical colour proofing. Fully compatible with Epson ClearProof™ film and Epson MetallicProof™ Silver Film. Registered in England No. 1725990 © Pomeroy Pressroom Products Ltd 2010 Website design by: AH Designs Discover White! By using a unique combination of white aqueous ink and a new clear film, the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 will be the blueprint in the RIP and Proofing industry, setting a new standard in printing excellence and colour accuracy. Large 2.5” LCD control panel spindle-less roll holder Front View Front / Side View “Pomeroy Pressroom Products Ltd appointed Epson (UK) Ltd business partner for the new Epson Stylus Pro WT7900.” Epson Stylus Pro WT7900: The Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 is an affordable, low maintenance proofer that in addition to the wide, eight colour gamut of the Epson UltraChrome®  ink range, utilises the water-based White Ink to produce high quality, colour accurate package proofs on both clear and opaque substrates, and is also environmentally-friendly. When paired with Star Proof, the Epson Stylus Pro WT7900 offers a true dot proofing solution for the Flexo, Gravure, Letterpress and Offset sectors, with features and controls unavailable in other inkjet proofing solutions.     Star Proof - Packaging Proofing just got easier!   Random light dispersion is seen as white. Actual particle cross section.